Colorado Esthetician Written Exam Study Guide
1. Patch test: Inside of arm, elbow, small area of face and wait 24
hours
2. Allergy Test: Predisposition Test
3. Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA): Regulates
employee safety
4. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Testing and approving
drugs sold
5. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Registers all types of
disinfectants sold and used
6. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Protective clothing
and devices to protect individuals from blood born pathogens
7. Centers for Disease Control (CDC): Studying diseases and
prevent spread
8. Universal Precautions (UP): Employer and employee to assume
that there are pathogens present in human blood that can spread
disease in humans
9. Standard Precautions: Introduced by the CDC in 1996, Workers
must assume all blood and bodily fluids are potential risks of infection
10.Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS): Contains information on
product safety and possible hazards (calling poison control or 911)
11.Infection Control: Methods to reduce transmission of infectious
organisms
,12.Bacteria: Single cell microorganisms
13.Nonpathogenic: Harmless organisms that may preform useful
functions
14.Pathogenic: Harmful organisms that cause disease and infection
15.Cocci: Round shaped bacteria (self-movement)
grape
16.Staphylococci: Pus-forming bacteria that grow in clusters like
s
ead of b
17.Streptococci: Pus-forming bacteria that curve like a string
18.Diplococci: Spherical bacteria that grow in pairs (DI=2) causes
pneumonia
, 19.Bacilli: Short rod-shaped bacteria
20.Spirilla: Spiral or corkscrew shaped bacteria
21.Flagella: Slender, hair like extensions used by parasites otion
(mov-
for locom ing about) snake like motion
22.Cilia: Hair like extensions, but shorter and and move in aike
rowing-l
motion
23.Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA):
1. Patch test: Inside of arm, elbow, small area of face and wait 24
hours
2. Allergy Test: Predisposition Test
3. Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA): Regulates
employee safety
4. Food and Drug Administration (FDA): Testing and approving
drugs sold
5. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): Registers all types of
disinfectants sold and used
6. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Protective clothing
and devices to protect individuals from blood born pathogens
7. Centers for Disease Control (CDC): Studying diseases and
prevent spread
8. Universal Precautions (UP): Employer and employee to assume
that there are pathogens present in human blood that can spread
disease in humans
9. Standard Precautions: Introduced by the CDC in 1996, Workers
must assume all blood and bodily fluids are potential risks of infection
10.Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS): Contains information on
product safety and possible hazards (calling poison control or 911)
11.Infection Control: Methods to reduce transmission of infectious
organisms
,12.Bacteria: Single cell microorganisms
13.Nonpathogenic: Harmless organisms that may preform useful
functions
14.Pathogenic: Harmful organisms that cause disease and infection
15.Cocci: Round shaped bacteria (self-movement)
grape
16.Staphylococci: Pus-forming bacteria that grow in clusters like
s
ead of b
17.Streptococci: Pus-forming bacteria that curve like a string
18.Diplococci: Spherical bacteria that grow in pairs (DI=2) causes
pneumonia
, 19.Bacilli: Short rod-shaped bacteria
20.Spirilla: Spiral or corkscrew shaped bacteria
21.Flagella: Slender, hair like extensions used by parasites otion
(mov-
for locom ing about) snake like motion
22.Cilia: Hair like extensions, but shorter and and move in aike
rowing-l
motion
23.Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA):
